Definition of Niger-kordofanian

1. Noun. The family of languages that includes most of the languages spoken in Africa south of the Sahara; the majority of them are tonal languages but there are important exceptions (e.g., Swahili or Fula).

Exact synonyms: Niger-kordofanian Language
Generic synonyms: Natural Language, Tongue
Specialized synonyms: Kordofanian, Niger-congo
Category relationships: Swahili

Definition of Niger-kordofanian

1. Proper noun. (obsolete) Niger-Congo ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Niger-kordofanian

Nietzschean
Nietzscheans
Niewenglowski rays
Nifong
Nifonged
Nifonging
Nifongs
Nigel
Nigel no friends
Nigella
Nigella damascena
Nigella hispanica
Nigella sativa
Niger
Niger-Congo
Niger-Kordofanian
Niger-Kordofanian language
Niger River
Niger franc
Nigeria
Nigerian
Nigerian Pidgin
Nigerian Sign Language
Nigerian capital
Nigerian monetary unit
Nigerian scam
Nigerians
Nigerien
Nigeriens
Nighantu

Literary usage of Niger-kordofanian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Representations of Violence: Art about the Sierra Leone Civil War by Patrick K. Muana, Chris Corcoran, Russell D. Feingold (2005)
"Al! of these languages with the exception of Krio belong to the same family, the Niger-Kordofanian family of African languages. This family is divided into ..."

2. Afrika und Übersee by Carl Meinhof (1845)
"... (1966) classification placed the Kordofanian group of languages in a prominent position as one of the two primary branches of Niger Kordofanian. ..."

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